Bloody Sunday as 13 Israeli, 70 Palestinians Killed in Gun Battle
Seventy Palestinians were killed Sunday in a heavy bombardment of a Gaza neighborhood and 13 Israeli soldiers were slain in the most intense day of fighting in Israel’s current offensive…
Police Arrest NSCDC Officer Over Murder of Islamic Scholar
A member of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Assistant-Inspector Lasisi Kabir Iyanda, has been arrested and detained in Police custody over the brutal murder of one Kammaldeen…
N9 billion NFF Fund: Sports Minister Under Pressure to Probe Maigari
The Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, is under intense pressure to urgently institute a probe into the finances of the Aminu Maigari-led Nigeria Football Federation board, officials of the ministry…
APC is the face of Boko Haram, Says ex-Kremlin Advisor
Alexander Nekrassov, a former Senior Advisor to the Kremlin and an internationally renowned political commentator, has described the Nigerian opposition, the All Progressives Alliance, APC, and its leadership as “Muslim…
US Sees Evidence Linking Russia to Malaysia Jet Downing
The United States government has concluded that the passenger jet felled over Ukraine was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile launched from rebel-held territory and most likely provided by…
Kidnappers Arrested at Bank While Trying To Withdraw Ransom
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two men accused of kidnapping two kids, Tolulope (9), and Omodolapo Kosoko (7). The police said the prime suspect, Kingson Sunday (27), was…
Winning With a Smile in the Office
By Annabelle Okwara Macford Without mincing words at all, I’m just going to say it as it is. An occurrence prompted this particular write up. I think I will be…
Dame Patience Jonathan: An Appraisal
Ken Ugbechie By the time the last dust of her husband’s tenure fades away and anthologists scurry to scribble her place in Nigerian socio-political history, Dame Patience Faka Jonathan would…
Corruption: How China Hurts Africa Economy
From Nigeria to Uganda and Kenya, Chinese companies are hurting Africa economy through a culture of bribery and corruption that have seen them salt away millions of dollars proceeds from…
UK Prosecutor Reviews Alleged Link Between UK Aid and Jailed Ibori
Britain’s leading fraud prosecutor is evaluating material alleging UK aid might have been channeled to companies linked to James Ibori, a jailed Nigerian former oil state governor, a top government…
